76% of SMEs in wholesale trade are taking orders online

…..”The recent Sensis report The Online Experience of Small and Medium Enterprises shows that an estimated 59 per cent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)— businesses with 1–200 employees—in Australia received orders for goods and services online at April 2011…..”

……”Industry sectors most prominent in taking orders online include wholesale trade (76 per cent of SMEs in that sector taking orders online) and manufacturing (72 per cent) (Figure 2). These sectors are more likely to be involved in B2B e-commerce, providing services to other industries. ” Source: acma report, see link below.

Reference: ACMA